Brief Life History of Ezra Wright
When Ezra Wright Sherman was born in 1824, in Vermont, United States, his father, John Sherman I, was 39 and his mother, Persis Wright, was 32. He married Harriet Ann Chase on 10 June 1844, in Franklin, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Montgomery, Franklin, Vermont, United States for about 30 years. He died on 30 March 1898, in Abercorn, Brome, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 74, and was buried in Richford, Franklin, Vermont, United States.
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Sources (34)
- Wright Sherman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ezra Wright Sherman, "Find A Grave Index"
- E W in entry for Mrs Harriet Sherman Hopkins, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
Spouse and Children
1824–1898 Male
1829–1904 Female
Children (10)
1847–1880 Female
1849–1892 Male
1851–1933 Female
1853– Female
1856–1911 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1785–1841 Male
1792–1872 Female
Siblings (6)
1817– Female
1824–1898 Male
1825– Female
1826–1892 Female
1829– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (7)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
Age 10
1846
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (London): occupational name denoting someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle English sherman, shirman, sharman ‘shearman’.
Americanized form of North German Schürmann (see Schuermann ) and of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schermann .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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